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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has sold the first Nigerian naira bond since the country's central bank abandoned the currency’s peg to the dollar.

FMS Wertmanagement printed $2bn of bonds on Wednesday for the first time since November 2013 and only the fourth time in its history, as rampant demand in the currency showed no signs of letting up.

JP Morgan has hired a new head of European loan trading in London, poaching the banker from Credit Suisse.

European equity capital markets remain muted ahead of what many participants expect to be an extremely busy autumn window. Yet in London, there is one live deal of substantial size progressing steadily towards completion.

Public sector borrowers are extending their run of success in dollars, thanks in part, according to an SSA syndicate banker, to a shortage of places for investors to put cash.

Greenko Investment Company is building books for what will be India’s first dollar-denominated green bond by a corporate issuer. On the same day, BoCom HK has returned with a three year dollar floater.

FMS Wertmanagement mandated banks for a dollar benchmark on Tuesday as Asian Development Bank sold a dual tranche dollar green bond, amid a topsy-turvy time for US Treasury yields.

HSH Portfoliomanagement, a wind-down agency for non-performing ship financing loans from HSH Nordbank, has hired banks to run a roadshow that could be followed by a debut syndication.

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is finalising its seven year loan this week and will increase the deal beyond the $750m starting size after enjoying a strong oversubscription.

Dutch telecom firm Ziggo marketed a $1.6bn loan refinancing package during an investor call on Monday afternoon, after the European Commission cleared its proposed merger with Vodafone’s dutch unit last week.

Asian Development Bank mandated for a dual tranche global green bond in dollars on Monday, with the longer tranche likely to gain support from investors in Japan, said bankers.

Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) has registered plans to sell a new foreign currency bond with the National Development and Reform Commission